See the top audience rated films of LIFF 2026 so far

We're coming to the end of the first week of Leeds International Film Festival 2026, and we want to thank our audiences for voting in the LIFF 2026 Audience Awards - here are the lists of your favourite features so far. 

Here are the top films as of Tuesday 3 November:

Top LIFF fiction Features

1. Wild Horse Nine
2. La Bola Negra
3. Muse
4. Josephine
5. Iron Boy
6. All of a Sudden
7. In a Whisper
8. Rose
9. Wicker
10. Ben'Imana

Top LIFF Documentary Features

1. Ultimate Thunder
2. Rebellion
3. Daughters of the Forest
4. My Father's Kora
5. Nuisance Bear

Top LIFF Retrospective Features

1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. Little Fugitive
3. The Third Man
4. Summertime
5. Odd Man Out

Want to have your say? Remember to fill out your audience response cards after the film and hand it back to the volunteer on the door. We will announce the winning features at 10pm on 15 November, at the end of LIFF 2026.